Kimmo Elo
University Lecturer
Department of Geographical and Historical Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences and Business Studies
[email protected] | +358 50 463 8584
I am a social scientist interested in the political history of Germany and European integration, intelligence studies, parliamentary studies, and political engagement of the youth. My theoretical interests include theories of European integration and federalism theories, theories of democracy and totalitarianism, network theories, and system structure theories inspired by Johan Galtung. Regarding research methods, my expertise covers data-intensive research, network analysis, text and data mining, conceptual history and information visualisation.
Research groups
Current research projects:
- PI, LAWPOL Research Infrastructure Consortium (funding: Academy of Finland, 2023-2025): https://lawpol.fi
- PI, RESLIDE Consortium Project (funding: Strategic Research Council, 2024-2027/2030): https://reslide.fi
Publications
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Do all politicians sound the same? Comparing model explanations to human responses
Tarkka, Otto; Elo, Kimmo; Laippala, Veronika; Ginter, Filip, 2026, Digital humanities quarterly, 20, 1, 1. A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Germany’s liberal democracy under pressure: China and Russia as the most active "foreign powers"
Elo, Kimmo, 2026, Baltic rim economies, 1, 80, 3963. D1 Article in a trade journal -
Darstellung und Kontextualisierung Deutschlands in den finnischen Plenardiskussionen 1990‒2021
Elo, Kimmo, 2025, Vujčić, Nikola; Acke, Hanna, Sprache – Kultur – Kommunikation : Festschrift für Christopher Schmidt zum 65. Geburtstag, 107-129. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
Kristillisdemokratia eurooppalaisessa puoluekentässä: Navigointia sekularisaation ja traditioiden ristipaineessa
Elo, Kimmo, 2025, Lyytikäinen, Annika; Terä, Tommi, Kristillisdemokratia : kolmas tie, 225-245. D2 Article in a professional book (incl. an introduction by the editor) -
Puristaako maailmanpolitiikan paine EU:sta liittovaltion?
Elo, Kimmo, 2025, Kanava, 53, 4, 18-23. D1 Article in a trade journal -
Saksan vuoden 2023 vaalijärjestelmäuudistus eurooppalaisena laboratoriona: Osa 1
Elo, Kimmo, 2025, Politiikasta.fi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Saksan vuoden 2023 vaalijärjestelmäuudistus eurooppalaisena laboratoriona: Osa 2
Elo, Kimmo, 2025, Politiikasta.fi. E1 Popularised article, newspaper article -
Tyskland
Elo, Kimmo, 2025, Denk, Thomas; Anckar, Carsten, Komparativ politik: Elva politiska system, 127-168. A3 Book section, Chapters in research books -
German foreign policy between a rock and a hard place
Elo, Kimmo, 2024, Baltic rim economies, 4, 21, 3700. D1 Article in a trade journal
